Cloudy skies but a warm welcome was waiting for Swan Hellenic’s Minerva as it returned to London 20 years after it was christened on the Thames.

The ship was in the capital as part of a garden-themed cruise around France that visited Monet’s Garden in Giverny and the Jardin des Plantes in Nantes, Swan Hellenic has a garden-themed cruise around the UK and France from Portsmouth departing July 15 next year.

From £2,057 per person.

01858 898278; swanhellenic.com